Paper dispenser



June 2, 1942. H. T. vANHoosER IBAPER DISPENSER Filed July 29, 19.40

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Patented June 2, 1942 Harry T. Vanhooser, Muskogee, Okla. Applicationruly 29,1940, serial No. 348,074

2 Claims.

This invention relates to paper dispensers, and more particularly to holders and dispensers of toilet tissue as conventionally'supplied in rolls for use in lavatories.

The mainobject of the invention is to provide a holder or container having asmall tank or trough for holding water in its` lower and forward portion, with a water roller journaled in the sides of the tank and adapted at its lower side to move through the water, and means arranged rearwardly and somewhat; elevated, for holding a roll of toilet tissue, in such position that the strip of tissue may be drawn off either over the water roller for the purpose of slightly moistening the tissue, or by raising the strip as it is drawn off its roll,I it may be drawn off in its normal dry state.

Another object of the invention is to provide a convenient holder for a conventional roll of toilet tissue, with means for dispensing the paper from the roll in either its normal dry condition,

or slightly moistened, as desired.

With the stated objects in view, together with such additional objects and advantages as may appear from the specification, attention is now directed to the accompanying drawing as embodying a preferred form of the invention and wherein: Y

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a holder or paper dispenser constructed in accordance with my invention, the strip of tissue being drawn out forwardly over the water roller.

Figure 2 is a front end view.

Figure 3 is a top plan view.

The invention comprises a container represented generally at 5 and including an elongate and hollow lower Ybase 6 at the rear end of which is erected a hood 1, the same being open at its forward side, and the forward margins 4Ii of which rise vertically from the rear and horizontal margins 9 of the base 6;

Thus there is provided an elongate container closed at sides and ends, open at top, and having an elevated hood surmounting its rear end, closed at sides, back and top, and open at its margins 8 of the hood 1, these slots being di rected downward at their jinner ends as shown, and being thus adapted to slidably receive and removably retain the opposite ends of a rod or shaft II conventionally supporting a roll I2 of toilet tissue, thesaid roll being thus rotatably seated within and partially covered by` the hood 1.` The arrangement is such that thev near the upper margins of the sides as shown at I5 and so as to expose theupper portion of the water roller above the sides .and forward end of the base as it is rotated.

Y A partition I6 is mounted transversely and vertically in the hollow base 6, immediately back of the water roller I3; so as to provide a watertight tank I1, for holding a quantity of water, as indicated at I8.

Rows of teeth I9 and 20 are mounted or formed along the forward,'upper margins of the base 6 and the hood 1, so that by drawing thetissue strip I2a upwardlyv across the teeth 20, the tissue may be torn off dry, or by lowering the strip I2a and drawing same forwardly over the Water roller I3 and over the teeth I9, the tissue may be slightly moistened from the roller before tearing a section free;

The device is mounted endwise or otherwise to a wall or other vertical support (not shown) by means of vscrews (not shown) passed through flanges 2| extended laterally from the hood 1. 1f desired the hood 1 may be seated wholly or partially within a recess for the purpose formed in the said support.

In use and with water in the tank I1, the strip Vof tissue I2a may be drawn up and a dry section I2a to be drawn out with the required degree of tautness or tension. Of course if necessary the strip I2a may be pressed upon the water roller I3 by the hand of the user, and the roller may be rotated with the hand also. It is thought that the construction and operation of the device will 4be fully understood from the foregoing description, and while I have-herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention and specific structural features thereof, the

same may be changed or modied within the scope of the claims.

I claim:

1. In a device of the'kind described, for mount- Y ing upon a support, a, container including an downwardly at theirinner ends and opening out forwardly at their outer ends, to slidably receive the ends of a rod supporting a roll of paper, a partition across the forward end of the base to provide a water-tight tank, a cylindrical water roller rotatably mounted in the said tank, whereby paper as drawn from a roll within the hood may be drawn out over and in contact with the water roller for moistening the paper, or may be left dry by elevating the paper above the roller. 2. In a device according to claim 1, a row of teeth formed along the forward upper margin of the base, for facilitating the severance of the paper at any point, as same is drawn off the roll.

HARRY T. VANHOOSER. 

